Calendar and events for Feb. 4

February 4 -Service week Blood Drive, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., LDS institute, bring ID. Donations benefit Primary Children’s Medical Center, Shriner’s Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute, and University Hospital.

February 5

-USU Men’s Basketball VS Cal Poly, 7:05 p.m. Smith Spectrum. Wear your game day shirt.

– USU Theatre modern adaptation of Sophocles’ “Antigone”, Feb. 5 -7, 7:30 p.m. Morgan Theatre, Student tickets free.

– Classical guitarist Ricardo Cobo in concert, 7:30 p.m.. TSC auditorium. Admission is $5 or students free w/ID.

February 6

-USU Gymnastics VS Southern Utah, 7 p.m. Smith Spectrum

– Hike by the light of the moon! ORC snowshoe hike, 8 – 11 p.m.

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* Service week STEP and Alternative Breaks make Humanitarian Kits Feb. 4, 10 – 2 TSC 3rd floor. Help out the Child and Family support center by making Valentine card kits Feb. 4, 8 p.m. in the Christensen service center 8 p.m. Free food. Info. rat@cc.usu.edu

* SAA Valentine date activity. Feb. 4, 7 p.m. Play the dating game and win a night out. Players are limited so sign up early to participate. Haight Alumni Center.

* Attention AED members, come get involved in the committee and brainstorm ideas on how to receive donations. Feb. 4, 6:00 p.m. in the Mini fish bowl (second floor of the Merrill Library).

* Interested in Service? Come to the Rotaract Club’s opening social tonight Feb. 4, 8:00 p.m. in Geology room 105. Rotaract is a club for young people sponsored by Rotary International that focuses on international as well as community service

* Call for papers and posters for the 6th Annual Graduate Student Senate Symposium. Abstracts are due Feb. 4, 2004; actual symposium is March 4. Info. contact the GSS at 797-1736, or usugss@cc.usu.edu.

* Institute music week “Putt Music into your Life.” Answer a trivia question about music and putt for prizes. Feb. 4. Main Lobby Institute.

* USU Theatre Dept. Open House for England/Italy Summer School. February 6, from 7 – 9:00 p.m. in Theatre Seminar Room, 236.

* Institute Women’s Conference, Feb. 7, 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Free for all Institute women, lunch provided. Speakers: Mercedes T. Harding ^ formerly served on the General Relief Society board & General Primary Board, Vicki Allan, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science at USU.

* Combined Institute Choir Fireside – Feb. 8, 7:00 p.m. “With All My Heart” performed at the Logan Tabernacle.

* Utah State Theatre Presents Sophocles’ “Antigone” in a modern adaptation by Lewis Galantiere from the play by Jean AnouilhFebruary 5 – 7 and 13 – 14, 7:30 p.m. Morgan TheatreUSU Students Free w/ ID and ticket call 797-0305 for ticketswww.usu.edu/theatre

* Hike by the light of the moon! ORC snowshoe hike, Feb. 6, 8-11 p.m. It’s FREE, register at the ORC; equipment rentals are also available. Call 797-3264 for more info.

* Local band, Blind Iris, invites everyone to their full length CD release show at the Lyric Theatre, Feb. 6, 6 p.m.. $6.

* Got Summer Plans? Learning Spanish in COSTA RICA or CHILE. Learn more at the Information Sessions Friday, February 6, for Costa Rica at 3:30 p.m. and Chile at 4:30 p.m. in ESLC Room 046.

* Meeting for all interested French Study Abroad participants, Feb. 11, 3 p.m.Old Main 204, Conference Room

* Get an Game Day T-shirt for $5 with your USU card at the USU Card Office TSC 212. Wear your game day T-shirt for Aggie home games. Go Aggies!

* Research Experiences for Undergraduates for Summer 2004: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm

* The USU Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic provides individual, marital, and family therapy. Therapy is individualized to meet the unique needs and situations of clients. Therapy is provided by graduate students completing their M.S. degrees under supervision of clinical faculty on a sliding fee scale basis. For more information or to make an appointment, please call 797-7430. Appointments are available during both day and evening hours.

* “BE HERD” and run for an ASUSU office! Applications are now available in TSC 326, and the filing deadline is Feb. 19. Elections will be held March 15-19. Info. Please contact Ashley Stolworthy at asusupr@cc.usu.edu, or 797-1719.

* Edith Bowen lab school’s Fall 2004 Kindergarten lottery. The kindergarten open enrollment period is January through March 31. Parents interested in their child attending kindergarten may contact the school 797-3085 or apply on-line www.coe.usu.edu/eb

* Throughout Feb., the Cache Humane Society and the Cache Valley Veterinary Practitioners are offering a rebate to pet owners who have limited means who need their pet spayed or neutered. Ask your veterinarian about therebate and the advantages of having your pet spayed or neutered.

* Heart t’ Heart LDS 12-Step meetings: General (any problem) – Sundays, 7:00 p.m., LDS chapel @ 500 E 800 N, room 17. Men’s Sexual Addiction – Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. @ the Logan Library in room 2. Overeating – Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., LDS chapel @ 250 W. 1200 N. first room on the right. Information www.heart-t-heart.org or call 245-4744